Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway’s explosive new album, ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE, is out now. Listen to “Destroy The Power” and watch the video below:
The 10-song collection includes the head spinning singles “Killing Spree” and “Destroy The Power”
Malakian continues to bridge the brutal and the beautiful with a sound that’s as punishing as it is poetic.
Over the last few years, Malakian meticulously pieced together what would become ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE. He helmed the project as its primary creator – composing, producing, and performing – with contributions from longtime bandmates Orbel Babayan (guitar) and Roman Lomtadze (drums).
“I’m always writing songs, because it’s the only way I know how to live. It’s my purpose,” Malakian shares. “When I write, I stay honest. I don’t put myself in a box, which is why you have both heavy and mid-tempo material. It takes you through different feelings, and that’s what I’ve always done. If I was a painter, I wouldn’t tell myself, ‘I can’t use these colors.’ So, all the colors are available to me. All the emotions are also available, because we go through each one of them as people. I’m expressing everything I can.”
Malakian adds, “I’m just as proud of Scars as I am of System Of A Down. This is another musical outlet for me. I think it’s some of the best stuff I have to offer. I’m blessed that I can still do this and write songs every day.” ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE is a rollercoaster of aggression, vulnerability, satire, and soul.
As a songwriter, vocalist, producer, and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist, GRAMMY® Award-winning Daron Malakian creates from a limitless palette. Like painting a moving target, he seamlessly integrates elements of rock, punk, metal, pop, psychedelia, electronic, and Armenian stylings into a living sound untethered from tradition and bound only to inspiration. The music grows and evolves with him. Under the moniker of Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway, he continues to approach his craft with an alchemist’s open heart, an absurdist’s appreciation for the ridiculous, and an artist’s attention to detail. Malakian introduced Scars On Broadway with its self-titled debut in 2008. The LP bowed in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200, spawning fan favorites such as “They Say,” “Serious,” and “Funny.” The follow-up, Dictator, arrived exactly a decade later during 2018. In addition to praise from Billboard, Revolver, and more, Rolling Stone hailed it as one of the “20 Best Metal Albums of 2018.”
The world initially got to know Malakian as a co-Founder, songwriter, vocalist, producer [alongside Rick Rubin], and guitarist for System Of A Down whose legacy encompasses global sales north of 45 million records, a GRAMMY® Award, and countless sold-out stadium shows. Now, the same creative instinct and internal compass have led him to ADDICTED TO THE VIOLENCE – the third full-length offering from Scars On Broadway.
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